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This is a 2023 Federal Aviation Administration record of an unidentified aerial phenomenon report, logged under case 237UAP00168 by the Kansas City center (ZKC). It covers a February 3, 2023 report from American Airlines flight AAL518, a Boeing 737-800 flying from San Diego to Chicago O'Hare. The crew saw a large balloon ahead of them while heading east at FL390, 35 nautical miles southeast of STJ. The balloon was estimated to be at about FL500 or higher. The record's status is closed.
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## PRIMARY CODE: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON Date: 16:45 02/03/2023 Status: Closed Callsign: AAL518 POD: DEN Aircraft: B738 Reporting Facility: ZKC Tail Number: Operator: AAL Origin: SAN Destination: ORD New Destination: Operator Type: Commercial Paged: NO REMARKS Aircraft reported a large balloon off the front while E bound at FL390, 35NM SE of STJ. The balloon was at approximately FL500 and above.
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